TGSRTC conductor dies after alleged push from moving bus

Gundla Pravalika, a 24-year-old Telangana State Road Transport Corporation conductor, died in a Hyderabad hospital on November 3, nearly 10 days after she was critically injured near Mittagudem. Police said a passenger allegedly pushed her from a moving bus during a dispute over change for a ticket. The circumstances remain allegations under investigation. Pravalika, who worked at the Manuguru depot, was injured on October 25 while on duty on a bus travelling from Manuguru to Bhadrachalam. According to police, passenger Mounika had boarded with her son and argued with Pravalika over the fare and the balance from a 100-rupee note. Police said the passenger allegedly pushed the conductor from the bus; its rear wheels ran over Pravalika’s legs. Pravalika was first taken to a hospital in Bhadrachalam and later transferred to Hyderabad for treatment. Police took Mounika into custody and initially registered a case of attempt to murder. After Pravalika died, the case was altered to murder, according to regional reporting. Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar also said the charge would be changed. Police have not publicly established the circumstances of the fall in the reports...